Skipping the pleasantries, Terry got to the point.

特里却有，她直奔主题。

The Prime Minister could not honestly return this compliment, so said nothing at all.

首相从心底里不愿回答这句，便什么。

I appreciate that, and I'm glad you were able to...Is that my mother's furniture?

别了，我很高兴你能...那是我妈的家具吗？

But I couldn't think of anything conventional to say.

但是我想不出任何的。

The girl murmured something polite, and smiled.

【murmur】那个女孩低声了些，并且笑了笑。

It is said that Englishmen like to make a few conventional remarks about the weather when they start a conversation.

据英国人在开谈时喜欢几句关于天气的。

I didn't know how to respond to pleasantries.

我不知道该如何回应那些。

You nod, you smile, you exchange the usual pleasantries, and jet, a quiet emptiness lingers.

你点头，你微笑，你们交换着日常的，然而，一种安静的空虚感依旧萦绕不散。

Oh, but I have to filter my cordial.

哦，但我得过滤一下我的。

I'm really not great with my like sayings.

我真不擅长些。

There's no niceties when I'm talking about the weather.

聊起天气来，我可不会。

I fixed an hour, made a civil remark, and replaced the receiver on its stand.

我定了一个小时， 了句， 然后把听筒放回架子上。

No, you've so been looking forward to this magnetic fields concert, and let's be honest.

不必了 咱们用不着这场磁场演唱会是你期待已久的。

I'd be lying if I said the same.

我不想 因为都是谎。

You do know the five-second rule isn't real?

[五秒定律]非常流行的 指如果食物掉到地上 在五秒钟内捡起来就不会沾染细菌你知道五秒定律是扯蛋的吧？

I know Ian said he liked her singing, but he was only being polite.

【polite，politely，politeness】我知道伊恩过喜欢听她唱歌，不过那仅仅是而已。

Lu Junyi forced herself to nod and murmur the pleasantries back in restrained politeness.

吕俊逸强迫自己点头，用克制的礼貌回答。

I'll, uh, skip the pleasantries and get right to it.

我会，呃，省去，直入主题。

Here's an example of how to use pleasantries in a sentence.

这里有一个如何在句子中使用的例子。

This brought on a dialogue of civilities between the other two; but Catherine heard neither the particulars nor the result.

这引发了一段的对，但凯瑟琳既有听到具体内容，有听到结果。